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NinjaPoodle 02-13-2007 01:59 PM

What state mottos should really be.
 
I found this in another thread. Old, but still funny.
original thread---> http://greekchat.com/gcforums/showthread.php?t=18015
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Originally posted by AOX81

This is is a list of what state mottos should really be :

Alabama:
At Least We're not Mississippi

Alaska:
11,623 Eskimos Can't be Wrong!

Arizona:
Dehyd-rific!

Arkansas:
Litterasy Ain't Everthing

California:
As Seen on TV

Colorado:
If You Don't Ski, Don't Bother

Connecticut:
Like Massachusetts, Only Dirtier and With Less Character

Delaware:
At least we're first in something

Florida:
Ask Us About Our Grandkids

Georgia:
We Put the "Fun" in Fundamentalist Extremism

Hawaii:
Haka Tiki Mou Sha'ami Leeki Toru (Death to Mainland Scum, But Leave Your Money)

Idaho:
More Than Just Potatoes... Well Okay, We're Not, But The Potatoes Sure Are Real Good

Illinois:
Gateway to Iowa

Indiana:
2 Billion Years Tidal Wave Free

Iowa:
Land of James T. Kirk

Kansas:
First Of The Rectangle States

Kentucky:
Five Million People; Fifteen Last Names

Louisiana:
We're Not All Drunk Cajun Wackos, But That's Our Tourism Campaign

Maine:
Cheap Lobster

Maryland:
A Thinking Man's Delaware

Massachusetts:
Our Taxes Are Lower Than Sweden's (For Most Tax Brackets)

Michigan:
First Line of Defense From the Canadians

Minnesota:
For Sale

Mississippi:
Come Feel Better About Your Own State

Missouri:
Your Federal Flood Relief Tax Dollars at Work

Montana:
Land of the Big Sky, the Unabomber, and Very Little Else

Nebraska:
Ask About Our State Motto Contest

Nevada:
Poker!

New Hampshire:
Go Away and Leave Us Alone

New Jersey:
You Want a #$@%#!@ Motto? I Got Yer #$@%#!@ Motto Right Here!

New Mexico:
Lizards Make Excellent Pets

New York:
You Have the Right to Remain Silent, You Have the Right to an Attorney

North Carolina:
Tobacco is a Vegetable

North Dakota:
Um... We've got... Um... Dinosaur Bones? Yeah, Dinosaur Bones!

Ohio:
Don't Judge Us by Cleveland

Oklahoma:
Like the Play...Only No Singing

Oregon:
Spotted Owl, It's What's For Dinner

Pennsylvania:
Cook With Coal

Rhode Island:
We're Not REALLY An Island

South Carolina:
Remember the Civil War? We Didn't Actually Surrender

South Dakota:
Closer Than North Dakota

Tennessee:
The Educashun State

Texas:
Se Hablo Ingles

Utah:
Our Jesus Is Better Than Your Jesus

Vermont:
Yep

Virginia:
Who Says Government Stiffs and Slackjaw Yokels Don't Mix?

Washington:
Help! We're Overrun By Nerds and Slackers!

Washington, D.C.:
Wanna Be Mayor?

West Virginia:
One Big Happy Family -- Really!

Wisconsin:
Come Cut Our Cheese

Wyoming:
Wynot?

Sahara 02-13-2007 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NinjaPoodle (Post 1398185)
New Jersey:
You Want a #$@%#!@ Motto? I Got Yer #$@%#!@ Motto Right Here!

This is soooo true!

NinjaPoodle 02-14-2007 01:15 AM

My persnal favorites:

Kentucky:
Five Million People; Fifteen Last Names :eek: :p eeewww..

West Virginia:
One Big Happy Family -- Really!

Mississippi:
Come Feel Better About Your Own State

btb87 02-14-2007 04:30 PM

Not a state motto, but I remember when I first moved to Florida, someone had me cracking up because they said that the state bird was the MOSQUITO!

They ain't nevah lied!:D

NUPE4LIFE 02-15-2007 06:47 PM

btb, I didn't know you were in Florida. Where at?

ladygreek 02-15-2007 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by btb87 (Post 1398758)
Not a state motto, but I remember when I first moved to Florida, someone had me cracking up because they said that the state bird was the MOSQUITO!

They ain't nevah lied!:D

We say that in Minnesota, too. :D

Don't get the For Sale reference, tho.

btb87 02-15-2007 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NUPE4LIFE (Post 1399349)
btb, I didn't know you were in Florida. Where at?

Right on the East Coast, 'bout an hour away from Orlando. Matter of fact, I'll be coming to Tallahassee March 2-4 for work. I haven't been to Tallahassee in about 3-4 years.

BlueReign 02-17-2007 01:26 AM

Ha ha! too funny!!
 
North Carolina - "Tobacco is a vegetable" I remember riding through North Carolina on the way to GA as a child and seeing nothing but "the stuff that people smoke" as my grandmother put it. So true.

likeitsgolden26 02-17-2007 07:56 PM

Florida:
Ask Us About Our Grandkids

Add: God's waiting room

pinkies up 02-17-2007 11:05 PM

Mississippi:
First in fried foods

PhDiva 02-18-2007 01:23 AM

California should be:

Northern California: They might be strange, but at least they're down to earth.
Southern California: Plastic Bodies, Plastic People

Luckie1922 02-24-2007 01:36 PM

They should have name Illinois
Sex, Bribe and Budget Cuts

BlessedOne04 02-27-2007 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NinjaPoodle (Post 1398185)
Originally posted by AOX81

:

Illinois:
Gateway to Iowa

Indiana:
2 Billion Years Tidal Wave Free

Ohio:
Don't Judge Us by Cleveland

WOW Did they just play Illinois???
That Indiana and Ohio one are kind of funny!:D

GoldenGlow2000 03-01-2007 01:46 PM

"Come cut our cheese" You've got to be kidding me right!!

NinjaPoodle 03-01-2007 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhDiva (Post 1400209)
California should be:

Northern California: They might be strange, but at least they're down to earth.
Southern California: Plastic Bodies, Plastic People

LOL!:D


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